The information that you provided is not specific to the motherboard that you have. I'm assuming that your motherboard was manufactured by Intel. You will have more luck if you can find out what company manufactured the board and also the correct model number or name of the board.

However, most motherboard have a series of pins somewhere very close to the edge of the board and, this would be the edge that sits closest to the front panel. Most motherboards that I work with have a series of pins near the edges labeled "Panel". These would be the pins that you will use to connect the power switch, power LED light, HDD LED, etc.

Usually, there are even smaller letters that, if you look closely, label each set of pins for the appropriate connectors. Take a very close look along the edges of your board to see if you can locate these pins or the word "Panel" which would be written just beneath a group of pins on the board. Some boards even go as far as to label the pins for which connector they belong (for example, there will be maybe 2 rows of pins and some connectors will only use one pin, on one row while others may use 2 pins).

Hope this helps (that is if you still have the board or this problem)...

Power switch is connected to the 2nd. pair of pins with your board installed toward the bottom or base of computer box, counting from right to left. 1st. set is for your restart button.{ not the upper row.}

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Turn off notebook. Remove the battery. Press Power button. Notebook should start working. Wait for 15 secs. If the screen still blank press Power button and hold it for approx. 4 seconds until notebook is powered off. Then press power button again. Bingo, problem should be solved.

On this page, go down to the first manual listed ->HP tx1000 Entertainment PC - Maintenance and Service Guide <- in blue. (Size: 3.48MB) Click on it.You may not see anything happening. Give it 20 seconds at least, then the first page should pop up. Let it fully download before looking through it.

Tells you how to properly disassemble the laptop, and reassemble it. Gives you the part numbers, gives you the Specifications, and how to replace individual parts. Shows illustrations also.Service Manual.

Just thought, I would pass this information on to you. Food for thought.

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The reason a LOT of laptops are being recalled, due to motherboard problems, stems from the DC Power Jack, and the way it's mounted to the motherboard. (Or having warranty work done)

The DC Power Jack, is that little round opening, where you plug the AC adapter, (Charger) into the laptop.It is a small rectangular piece of plastic, that has a round metal sleeve in it, and a metal post in the middle.This, is an example of an average DC Power Jack,http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/yhst-42877593004970_2046_1336946

These jack's break. The middle pin can break in it's mount. Those flat metal pins you see sticking up, from the link above, go down into the motherboard. (The photo shows the jack upside down, in relation to how it sits on the motherboard)

These flat pins are soldered to the backside, of the motherboard. The solder joints can break.

For those laptops recalled due to a motherboard problem, it's due to the design of the motherboard, and how the DC Power Jack is attached.

Crude example: Think of the laptop motherboard, as a 1 foot square. (As you can see, it isn't)Now attach a 2 inch square to one side of this.The 2 inch square is actually part of the motherboard. It looks like a 'Peninsula', sticking off of the main body of the motherboard.

Now attach the DC Power Jack, to this 2 inch square.

With the 'Charger' plugged into the laptop, the charger plug can get bumped. This can move the DC Power Jack enough, that the 'Peninsula' can break off, of the main body of the motherboard.

This 'Peninsula' can also break off, just due to everyday usage. Plugging the charger in, and taking it back out.

There are very flat, thin, copper strips on a motherboard, called 'Traces'. Think of them as very flat thin wires.The traces, coming across the main body of the motherboard, to the 'Peninsula', can become stretched, and break.

This, results in No power coming from the 'Charger'. Nothing to charge the battery, nothing to keep the laptop working!

Bad motherboard design. Not the laptop manufacturers fault, (In this case HP), but the fault of the designer, that designed the motherboard.

So even if you do replace the motherboard, there's no guarantee this issue won't happen again.